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15 October | Old Master, British and European Art

Auction date Wednesday 15 October 2025 11:00 - 17:00 BST

FREDERICK HALL (BRITISH, 1860-1948)  The Goose

Wednesday 15 October
Lots 1601- 1883 Old Master, British & European Art 11am

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PICTURES & PRINTS CATALOGUE TERMS An explanation of catalogue terms in our opinion:

"Full name of the artist" - a work by the artist.
"Attributed to ..." - probably a work by the artist in whole or in part.
"Name and initial" - possibly a work by the artist.
"Studio of ..." - a work executed in the studio or workshop of the artist.
"Circle of ..." - a work of the period of the artist and showing his influence.
"Follower of ..." - a work executed in the artist's style, but not necessarily by a pupil.
"Manner of ..." - a work in the artist's style, but of a later date.
"After ..." - a copy (of any date) of a work by that artist.
"Signed ... Dated ... Inscribed ..." - the work has been signed/date/inscribed by the artist.
"Bears signature and/or date and/or inscription" - has been added by another hand.

"Artist's Resale Right / ARR" A royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist's heirs each time a work is resold during the artist's lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist's death. Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer's premium. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below the sterling equivalent of €1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is the sterling equivalent of €10,000. Droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer's purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency. Please enquire for the accepted exchange rate on the day of the sale.

Important Notice
Buyers Premium 25% + Vat

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 282

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
1673 GERVASE SPENCER (BRITISH, C. 1715-1763)
Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a pink dress
signed with initials and indistinctly dated 'G S' (lower right)
on ivory (ref. DGGYZBBV)
4.2cm
with a lock of hair and inscribed 'GAGE D'ARMOUR' (to…
£300 - £500 £450 View
1674 ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a brown coat
on ivory (ref. 9ZJDU62M)
7cm
with lock of hair and initials (verso)
£100 - £200 £150 View
1675 ATTRIBUTED TO FREDERICK DUBOIS (FRENCH, 1780-1819)
Portrait miniature, thought to be Walter Scott
signed 'Dubois' (lower right)
on ivory (ref. UZ5XV4HV)
8.5cm
£100 - £150 £30 View
1676 ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a child
on ivory (ref. Y6JELRYB)
7.3cm
in a gilt-metal frame, with a case

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£80 - £120 £280 View
1677 ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman, thought to be a member of the Sewell family; Portrait miniature of a lady, thought to be Henrietta Sewell, wife of Jonathan Sewell, a pair
on ivory (gentlemen ref.…
£150 - £250 £150 View
1678 ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a boy holding a whip
initialled and dated 'JW 1835' (lower left)
on ivory (ref. 6HP9SWA3)
7cm
together with a portrait miniature of a boy holding a book, initialled and dated 'S…
£80 - £120 £20 View
1679 FRENCH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman in a blue coat, believed to be Nathaniel Parker Forth (1744-1809)
pastel
52.5 x 37.5cm

Footnote
Nathaniel Parker Forth was a British Envoy to France in the late 18th century.
£100 - £200 £80 View
1680 ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman, thought to be Thomas King of Shepherdswell
pastel
58 x 42cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£100 - £150 - View
1681 FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
L'Abbe Beauram, Boulogne
titled and dated '1852' (lower centre)
watercolour
26 x 17cm

Provenance
Charles Plante Fine Arts, Georgetown, Washington;
Private collection, UK
£100 - £150 £100 View
1682 ANN MARY NEWTON (NEE SEVERN) (BRITISH, 1832-1866)
Portrait of a lady knitting
signed and dated 'Mary Severn June 1860' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with white
39 x 28.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£100 - £150 £70 View
1683 ANN MARY NEWTON (NEE SEVERN) (BRITISH, 1832-1866) (2)
Portrait of a lady wearing a black shawl
signed and dated 'Mary Severn 1857' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with white
29 x 22cm
together with a watercolour of a gentleman, attributed to Ann…
£100 - £150 £100 View
1684 ANN MARY NEWTON (NEE SEVERN) (BRITISH, 1832-1866)
Double portrait of two young children
signed and dated 'Mary Severn 1860' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
31.5 x 31.5cm, tondo

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£100 - £150 £180 View
1685 FOLLOWER OF FREDERICK SANDYS
Lady at a spinning wheel
indistinctly signed with monogram (upper left)
watercolour and gouache
45 x 33cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£300 - £500 £480 View
1686 JOHN LINNELL (BRITISH, 1792-1882)
Mrs Robert Hudleston with her children, Robert and Annette
signed and dated 'J Linnell fc 1838' (lower right)
watercolour and coloured chalks
46.5 x 59cm

Provenance
Sale, Christie's London, 12th…
£200 - £300 £190 View
1687 AUGUST BOUVIER (BRITISH, 1827-1881)
The Milkmaid
signed 'AUG BOUVIER' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with white
17.5 x 13cm

Provenance
Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey;
Private collection, UK
£100 - £150 £50 View
1688 GEORGE GOODWIN KILBURNE (BRITISH, 1839-1924)
The Rehearsal
signed 'G G Kilburn' (lower right)
watercolour
25.5 x 36cm

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, Glasgow, 25th April 1996, lot 931;
Haynes Fine Art, Broadway, Worcestershire;
Private…
£200 - £400 £300 View
1689 GEORGE GOODWIN KILBURNE (BRITISH, 1839-1924)
The Connoisseur
signed 'G. G. KILBURNE' (lower right)
watercolour
35 x 52cm
£200 - £400 £240 View
1690 SAMUEL MCCLOY (IRISH, 1831-1904)
Picking Flowers
signed with monogram (lower right)
watercolour
30.5 x 20.5cm
£180 - £220 £180 View
1691 AGNES GARDNER KING (BRITISH, 1857-1929) (2)
Young girl with her dog
watercolour on board
72 x 52.5cm
together with a preparatory study by the same hand, signed and dated 'a. Gardner King 12/94' (lower right), charcoal, 71 x 54cm
(2)
£500 - £700 £850 View
1692 WILLIAM SMALL (BRITISH, 1843-1929)
Drawing Water
signed and dated 'W Small 1876' (lower right)
watercolour
29 x 39cm

Provenance
Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey;
Private collection, UK
£200 - £300 £160 View
1693 JOHN RILEY WILMER (BRITISH, 1883-1941)
Girl seated beside a monk
signed and dated 'Riley Wilmer 1923' (lower left)
watercolour
18.5 x 25cm

Provenance
Sale, Gorringes, Lewes, 2nd September 2009, lot 2333;
Private collection, UK
£100 - £150 £500 View
1694 CHARLES EDWARD WILSON (BRITISH, 1854-1941)
At the Door of the Fisherman's Cottage
signed and dated 'C. E. WILSON 1904' (lower right)
watercolour
28 x 19cm

Provenance
Sale, Gildings Auctioneers, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, 13th April…
£400 - £600 £380 View
1695 ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Butterflies and flowers
watercolour heightened with bodycolour
24.5 x 35cm

Provenance
Sale, John Nicholson, Fernhurst, 1st March 2017, lot 79;
Private collection, UK
£150 - £250 £90 View
1696 EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Study of shells
watercolour and gouache
13.5 x 18.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£100 - £150 £120 View

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